Film

How to Deal

2003 · 1h 39m · Drama · Comedy · Romance

Rule #1: There are no rules.

IMDb

5.6

Rotten Tomatoes

27%

Metacritic

45

For teenager Halley, love seems like an alien concept. Her mother is divorcing her father, who is dating a younger woman Halley can't stand. Her sister is about to get married and doesn't realize that her fiancé is not the man of her dreams. And her best friend has fallen madly in love for the first time, leaving Halley to feel even more alone. But, when she meets edgy Macon, she learns what love is really all about.

Mandy Moore

Halley Martin

Trent Ford

Macon Forrester

Allison Janney

Lydia Martin

Alexandra Holden

Scarlett Smith

Dylan Baker

Steve Beckwith

Nina Foch

Grandma Halley

Mary Catherine Garrison

Ashley Martin

Connie Ray

Marion Smith

Mackenzie Astin

Lewis Warsher

Charlotte Sullivan

Elizabeth Gunderson

Ray Kahnert

Donald Sherwood

Andrew Gillies

Buck Warsher

John White

Michael Sherwood

Laura Catalano

Lorna Queen

Peter Gallagher

Len Martin

Sonja Smits

• Clare KilnerDirector
• Neena BeberScreenplay
• Sarah DessenNovel
• Erica HugginsProducer
• William TeitlerProducer
• Toby EmmerichExecutive Producer
• Chris Van AllsburgExecutive Producer
• Ted FieldExecutive Producer
• Scott KroopfExecutive Producer
• David LindeExecutive Producer

How to Deal

Release date

July 18, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Romance

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